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Our favorite getaway is often not taken by plane, but through time travel to the mid-20th century eras of polished glamour captured through the rich visual vocabulary of the time. Slim Aarons chronicled that life in A Wonderful Time, “photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.” Inspiring was that air of nonchalance, and the spirit of eccentricity inherent in this way of living, and dressing. The era that saw in fashion the rise of the turban, the kaftan, and the fabulous jewelry… especially the whimsical jewelry of Schlumberger’s diamond encrusted sea creatures. This is our homage for the season, to celebrate the eccentric style of the wonderful time, and a glamorous life of a bygone era…